The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 2163
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
3:09 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2969
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.74° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.50° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.